In a world abandoned by god, the dead don't die

We're now getting a look at the July anime adaptation of fantasy light novel series Kami-sama no Inai Nichiyoubi ("A Sunday Without God"), based on the award winning books written by Kimihito Irie and illustrated by Shino. Aki Toyosaki and Daisuke Namikawa voice the leads in the Yuujo Kumazawa directed production.

Tomoko Konparu is on scripts with Miyamae Shinichi providing character designs.

God abandoned the world on Sunday. As a result, nobody in the world can die or reproduce. A little girl, Ai, is the gravekeeper for a village. She has prepared 47 graves for the eventual deaths of every member of the village. Later, a boy who identifies himself as "Hampnie Hambart, the 'Man-eating Toy'," which is coincidentally the name that Ai's mother left behind as the name of her father, arrives in the village and slaughters everybody. Just what is going on?

-----Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.